Dragon Age Create-a-Thon 2024 Announcement
What is the DA Create-a-Thon?
The Create-a-Thon is an event where DA fandom creators and DA fandom appreciators will be put into teams to try and win the most points for their team! Winning points has two phases:
- Fanwork creation period. Creators make their art, fics, renders, or whatever else they like and post to the Collection on Ao3. Physical art such as crochet, knitting, and embroidery will be accepted (pending mod approval). Works will remain hidden until the end of the creation period and teams can win points for each work, with extra points for things like longest fic or most characters in an art piece.
- Fanwork appreciation period: Interim points will be tallied and then teams can earn extra points for commenting on fics in the collection (limit 1 point per user per fic), writing and posting recommendation lists (1 point per user), or creating works inspired by others in the collection.
The winning team will be announced with all members and will get a custom banner for their team (and bragging rights).
What kind of works can be posted?
Any DA fanworks that were created during the creation period and can be posted to Ao3. Crossovers or AUs will be accepted as long as there is at least 1 DA character. Please try to tag works as accurately as possible, so that others can seek out fics they’re interested in during the appreciation period or avoid those that they may not wish to engage with for whatever reason.
Who can participate?
Anyone in the DA fandom who is 18+ and has a discord account, creators or otherwise! Commenting on fics also earns points for teams, so producing something isn’t necessary to participate! We’ll try and keep the teams even between creators and appreciators.
Unfortunately, this event will be 18+ only.
When will the event be?
Sign-ups open: August 25 - September 8, 2024
Team creation: September 9 - 14, 2024
Creation period: September 15 - October 15, 2024
Appreciation period: October 16 - 31, 2024
Results tallied: November 1 - 4, 2024
Fill out the interest form HERE to get an email reminder when signups are open!
